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Community & Society

Jessica Clonch

17cҳ Alum is a Natural When it Comes to Parks, Rec and Tourism

Since childhood 17cҳ alum Jessica Clonch has wanted to combine her love of the outdoors with her career. Now, to her delight, she’s living the dream.

Tags: 17cҳ Works , Community Impact , Science , Community & Society

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Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D. (right), is pictured at the Doula and Community Expo hosted by Birthing Beautiful Communities in April 2024. (Photo provided by Angela Neal-Barnett)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards Additional $300,000 to 17cҳ’s Spirit of Motherhood Program to Combat Infant Mortality and Prevent Preterm Births

17cҳ’s Angela Neal-Barnett has been working diligently to build up the Spirit of Motherhood program with the goal of reducing trauma and stress symptoms experienced by its pregnant Black mother participants. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation recently awarded the program another $300,000 to continue its work over the next three years.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Alumni and Giving

May 4 Memorial and daffodils

Forging a Connection Between May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980

A year ago, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, a literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, was concluding his time as a visiting professor at 17cҳ with one goal in mind: Create an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.

Tags: May 4 Commemoration , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , Global Reach

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What Were You Wearing Exhibit for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

‘What Were You Wearing?’ More Than Just Clothes

The powerful “What Were You Wearing?” art installation in the Center for Visual Arts is more than just clothes.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Student Life

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Student activism on display at 17cҳ.

17cҳ Experiences Day of Activism

17cҳ students exercised their freedom of speech rights on Tuesday, April 16, with opposing speakers appearing on campus the same day.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Nicholas Belluardo

17cҳ Aeronautics Alum Teaches in the Classroom and Hires at his Companies

Nicholas Belluardo is a part-time faculty member at 17cҳ and the co-owner of four aviation businesses.

Tags: 17cҳ Works , Aviation , Community & Society

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Cemetery Calling

IN A FLASH: Cemetery Calling

Cemetery Calling, the newest play by 17cҳ alumni and staffer Eric Mansfield premiered in Cleveland earlier this year. Another of Mansfield's plays, Trial by Fire, will be performed on campus in Fall 2024. 

Tags: Theatre , University Communications and Marketing , Community & Society , Community Impact , Arts & Culture , In a Flash

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Healthy Communities Research Institute provides the opportunity for faculty and students to do meaningful research together

Healthy Communities Research Institute Tackles Today's Pressing Issues

The Healthy Communities Research Institute conducts interdisciplinary basic and applied research that will lead to the discovery of practices that “enable people to thrive free of preventable diseases and injury.”

Tags: Research & Science , Community & Society

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Rising Scholars NASA Hunch Team

Rising Scholars’ NASA HUNCH Culinary Team Earns Chance To Compete at National Level

A team of Rising Scholars from 17cҳ Columbiana County earned a spot in the finals of the NASA HUNCH culinary competition at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The scholars will compete with teams from around the country on April 17 to determine if their culinary creation will be a future meal selection for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Tags: Community & Society

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